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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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